Can your bad habits bring defeat? Changing ones normal daily behavior can make a huge difference along with sensible eating habits and exercise. If you are committed to loosing weight and keeping it off it is important to recognize your bad habits and give them da Boot!

Do you overeat? This is one of my bad habits. I cannot stress to you enough to read food product labels. Find out what a portion is and the amount of fat, protein, carbohydrates, and calories the product contains. Here is an easy way to cut back on portions. Dish up what you would normally eat. Then get a plate half the size. From the plate you already have dished up move half the food onto the smaller plate. Try that for size. Give super sizing da Boot!

Could you be addicted to soda pop? After my friend had her second child, she tried everything to loose the extra weight she had put on during the pregnancy. Several months later she went for a routine physical examination with her family physician. They discussed her unsuccessful dieting. Without changing her routine and behavior the doc asked my friend to journal what she ate and drank along with the amount of physical activity for one week. Can you believe it was as simple as dropping the sugary soda pop that she was drinking all day at work? My friend substituted soda pop with unsweetened ice tea, water, and black decaf coffee. It was incredible how fast she lost the weight and found her old figure. Give sugary sports drinks, energy drinks, sugar in your coffee and tea, and soda pop da Boot!

Are you a couch potato? Dieting without exercise does not work! Do not listen to anyone trying to sell you a diet program that claims you do not have to exercise. They only want to take your money. You must get up and move. Take a stroll at the mall or go for a walk in the morning or after dinner. Join a sport team or take a swim class. You will be amazed how much faster you will loose weight with exercise. Give the enormous amount of TV time and computer gaming da Boot!

Do your friends or family lead you astray? I have pointed out a few bad habits regarding diet but friends or family members can also be a bad influence in some cases. Maybe you have friends or co-workers that encourage stopping for drinks often or dinning out at restaurants that do not offer healthy entrees on the menu. Do not give up your friends or family but suggest a change of venue that offers more healthy food and beverage choices. Excessive alcohol consumption and extreme fatty foods on the menu should be given da Boot!

Are you guilty of too much fast food because it is fast, easy, and convenient? When my daughter was young we would shop all day with my friend and her two daughters. Our motto was "have french-fry will travel." Yes I was guilty on two accounts; a food reward for my daughter's good behavior and the most convenient on the run. I heard this a few weeks ago and it is good advice; "Anything that comes through the car window is not food", give it da Boot!

I believe small changes in diet and behavior may just save your life!

C. Davis
Weight Loss Expert

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